amicable

amicable
1. a дружественный, дружелюбный

amicable relations — дружественные отношения

amicable numbers — дружественные числа

amicable means — дружественные средства, мирные средства

2. a юр. часто мирный, полюбовный

to settle difficulties in an amicable way — урегулировать трудности мирным путём

amicable settlement — полюбовное разрешение спора; мировая сделка

Синонимический ряд:
friendly (adj.) accommodating; affable; agreeable; amiable; amical; congenial; convivial; friendly; genial; gracious; harmonious; kindly; neighborly; neighbourly; obliging; peaceful; pleasant; sociable; sweet; sympathetic; warm-hearted
Антонимический ряд:
antagonistic; disagreeable

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  • amicable — amicable, neighborly, friendly are applied to the attitudes and actions of persons, communities, and states that have intercourse with each other and mean marked by or exhibiting goodwill or absence of antagonism. Amicable frequently implies… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • amicable — [am′i kə bəl] adj. [LL amicabilis: see AMIABLE] friendly in feeling; showing good will; peaceable [an amicable discussion] amicability [am′i kəbil′ə tē] n. amicably adv …   English World dictionary

  • amicable — I adjective affable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, harmonious, sociable, unhostile II index benevolent, harmonious, nonmilitant, peaceable …   Law dictionary

  • amicable — (adj.) early 15c., from L.L. amicabilis friendly, a word in Roman law, from L. amicus friend, related to amare to love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)). Cf. also AMIABLE (Cf. amiable) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • amicable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly and without disagreement. DERIVATIVES amicably adverb. ORIGIN Latin amicabilis, from amicus friend …   English terms dictionary

  • amicable — am|i|ca|ble [ˈæmıkəbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: amicablis, from amicus friend ] an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel ▪ Their relationship… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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